MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
That's like asking a bowhunter; to treestand or not to treestand? And then going and making the argument that plenty of deer are shot by bowhunters that are on the ground...........which is true, but most seasoned hunters would agree that your odds go up considerbly by using a treestand.But, since you already seem convinced, I'll make a proposition; You pick the lake, I'll show up with a flasher and use it, you fish without a flasher, we each use one jigging rod, we bet $100.00 on who catches the most fish in a three hour period, loser pays the other persons gas bill in addition to the $100.00........any lake you want.×2
20% of the guys catch 80% of the fish! Most of the time
To vex or not to vex? That is the question! Iv been icefishing for almost 30 yrs. never used vexilar or sonar and always caught fish. A lot of guys swear by them but I disagree. I drill a lot of holes and stay on the move targeting fish that are on the feed. Iv watched a vex fisherman stay at one hole for an hr with no fish!!! His vex probably showed fish that were not feeding. Shortly after, I walked off with a limit. Just my opinion fellas but the thrill of the chase to find fish is half the reason Iv loved this sport my whole life! Maybe I'm just old school but a real icefisherman doesn't need technology to catch fish! Just my opinion. Sorry.... I'm sure this post will get some people excited. Don't mean to disrespect anyone. Again.... Just a man and his thoughts...... And a freezer full of fillets that should get me through till next season!
10% of fishermen get 90% of the fish,just saying. I'm blessed and fall in the 10%(not bragging ) I've had a passion for fishing and hunting all my life and it go the extra steps to be successful at it. Yes I caught buckets of fish for 40 years without a VEX but just think of the 1000"s of fish that got by high or the lookers that I didn't know where there to work on. Yes the last 14 years of Vex fishing have been great. My Vex is a very valuable tool but all it does is show you fish,the rest is up to YOU,you got to figure them out make them bite (on tough days) I fished yesterday,five guys jigging a small weed bed, 18,15,5,4,1 keepers where caught,all icemen had a VEX some figured out what made them bite some didn't. My son and I did 18,15 keepers,lure,bait,presentation,when to jig when to pause,and we cut over 30 holes and move,find out the strike zone(how far they chase) before they sink away,I learn something everytime I fish,yesterday I learn that the big fish wanted a lot of meat,I put 2 big juicy wax worms on or 7 spikes on a size 12 Diamond jig, I never fish that way but it kept the dinks away(almost) My son use only a clean Ratso and got 15 so he figure out a certain presentation that worked,I tried a Rastso and had NO luck on keepers,two totally different approaches but the same results.When there pounding anyone can get fish but on a tough day it's work and it's FISHING and can beat you up.To be successful you got to work hard and refine your skills and remember every trick you learn,because someday they'll work again.
Fish without a flasher by choice, yes I had a vex fl8 used it a few times and didn't notice much of a difference, sold it and never looked back. Catch more than enough fish, outfish my buddys that all have them 90% of the time, I don't need a distinct advantage, I know the lakes I fish very well , now if I went to a strange lake it would be nice.
I fish a lot like you Chez,drill,put the VEX down and check, fish,if nothing shows up in 15 minutes or so MOVE. I say we drill 25 holes or more every time out.Then other fishermen will say you and your son always get fish! Yea we work for them,I'm not sitting in a hole all day not getting fish and can't see why you don't want kids to use this valuable tool to get some action and have fun.
come on guys I want to hear all the guys that have used flashers and got rid of them to fish old school because it was too easy or like a video game.dont be bashfull,it cant be just the guys who don't have one saying they don't want one
Well chez, I sat with a guy who fished with one and he showed me exactly how it worked and what the jig looked like and when a fish came to check it out and.... To my amazement.... He even caught a nice perch right before my very eyes!!! However.... I'll always remember before walking off the ice with a limit of gills( panfish enhancement lake limit of 20 per specie) and 4 big perch, the count for that fellow was 6 perch and three barely legal bluegills and he was already on the ice when I showed up there. So although Iv never personally stuck one down any of my holes, I'm not totally ignorant to how they work contrary to what everyone seems to think.